Netherlands’ overall car sales reported a year-on-year increase of 7% in January 2023 amid the country’s progressive electric car adoption. Remarkably, Chinese automaker Lynk & Co continues to dominate the plug-in car market in the country.
Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands – January 2023
| Category | New Registrations | Changes and Market Share |
| BEVs | 5,010 | up 62% YoY, 15% share |
| PHEVs | 3,890 | down 4% YoY, 12% share |
| Total | 8,900 | up 25% YoY, 27% share |
Jose Pontes revealed, citing EV Volumes data, that the new plug-in car registrations in the Netherlands reached 8,900 units last month. Notably, that figure represents a year-on-year growth of 25%, the country’s best January to date. In addition, the plug-in car market shares reported a YoY increase of 27% from 23%.
Most notably, all-electric car registrations accounted for 15% of the market, with more than 5,000 new registrations in January (up 62% YoY).
On the other hand, plug-in hybrid registrations reported a minimal decline of 4% YoY. Nonetheless, it still held 12% of the overall volume last month.
Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands – 2022
In hindsight, the Netherlands reported a YoY registrations growth of about 12% to 107,562 units in 2022 from 2021’s record of 95,000 units. Notably, that figure represents an increase in its market share to 35% from 30% a year before.
| Category | New Registrations | Market Share |
| BEVs | nearly *70,700 | 23% |
| PHEVs | nearly *36,900 | 12% |
| Total | 107,562 | 35% (up 12 YoY) |
Top models
The Lynk & Co 01 PHEV continued to dominate the plug-in car market with 796 new registrations last month. The Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) followed it with 522 units, and Tesla Model Y with 492 units.
The top five are completed by Peugeot models: Peugeot e-208 (256) and Peugeot e-2008 (240).
Below is the complete list of the top 10 models in the Netherlands last month:
| Rank | Models | Sales |
| 1 | Lynk & Co 01 PHEV | 796 |
| 2 | Volvo XC40 (BEV + PHEV) | 522 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 492 |
| 4 | Peugeot e-208 | 256 |
| 5 | Peugeot e-2008 | 240 |
| 6 | Renault Megane E-Tech | 236 |
| 7 | BMW i4 | 211 |
| 8 | BMW iX3 | 198 |
| 9 | Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) | 189 |
| 10 | Dacia Spring | 185 |
| 10 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 185 |
As you can see, the Dacia Spring and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 delivered similar sales, which is 185 units.
For comparison, below are the top 10 in the Netherlands in 2022:
| Rank | Models | Sales |
| 1 | Lynk & Co 01 PHEV | 5,847 |
| 2 | Skoda Enyaq iV | 5,467 |
| 3 | Tesla Model Y | 3,892 |
| 4 | Peugeot e-208 | 3,618 |
| 5 | Kia Niro EV (e-Niro) | 3,424 |
| 6 | Audi Q4 e-tron | 3,255 |
| 7 | Kia EV6 | 3,104 |
| 8 | Volvo XC40 BEV | 3,034 |
| 9 | Volkswagen ID.4 | 2,861 |
| 10 | Volvo XC40 PHEV | 2,619 |
Top brands
As for the brands, Volvo dominated the ranking with an 11% market share. BMW closely followed it with a 10.5% share.
The top five were completed by Lynk & Co (8.9%), Mercedes-Benz (7.4%), and Tesla (6.6%).
Meanwhile, Peugeot landed 6th place with a 6.5% market share, followed by Renault with 5.9%.
| Brand | Share |
| Volvo | 11% |
| BMW | 10.5% |
| Lynk & Co | 8.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz | 7.4% |
| Tesla | 6.6% |
Automotive groups
On the other hand, the top automotive groups based on car registrations are as follows:
| Groups | Share |
| Geely-Volvo (including Lynk & Co and Polestar) | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Group | 14.2% |
| BMW Group | 12.3% |
| Stellantis | 12.2% |
| Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance | 10.0% |
